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Posthumous Recipient of Medal of Honor Remembered at Honolulu Memorial

Published June 1, 2013

Command Chaplain Jon Brzek of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps, Father Gary L. Secor, Vicar General of the Diocese of Honolulu, and ABMC Secretary Max Cleland joined at the Honolulu Memorial, located within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, this weekend to honor Army Chaplain Emil Kapaun with a ceremony.

Posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in April 2013 for his actions during the Korean War, Kapaun’s remains were never recovered. His name on the Tablets of the Missing is now marked with gold leaf to indicate he received the Medal of Honor.

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The American Battle Monuments Commission operates and maintains 26 cemeteries and 31 federal memorials, monuments and commemorative plaques in 17 countries throughout the world, including the United States. 

Since March 4, 1923, the ABMC’s sacred mission remains to honor the service, achievements, and sacrifice of more than 200,000 U.S. service members buried and memorialized at our sites. 

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